Cross-institutional study

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Cross-institutional study

Overview

Cross-institutional study is for students currently admitted to an undergraduate or postgraduate award at an Australian higher education provider, and who wish to undertake nominated Macquarie units which will count towards that particular award at their home institution within Australia.

Cross-institutional study at Macquarie University may be suitable for domestic students in the following categories:

the unit/s that you are interested in are not offered at your home institution; or

the units may not be offered in the appropriate study period.

Eligibility

To be eligible for cross-institution study:

you must remain admitted at your home institution within Australia whilst enrolled at Macquarie

students who are suspended from their home institution will not be eligible for Cross-institution until they are reinstated

the unit/s that you wish to enrol in must count for credit towards your award at your home institution

you must be a domestic student (ie. an Australian citizen or permanent resident).

International students are NOT eligible for cross-institution study.

If you are an international student at another higher education provider, and are interested in enrolling in Macquarie units, you should contact Student Connect regarding non-award studies.

Availability

Applications:

Please note that applications can only be made for the upcoming teaching session. Students wishing to continue cross-institution studies in any subsequent session will need to re-apply for each session in which they wish to study.

Permitted enrolment:

Applicants will be permitted to enrol in a unit or units of study provided that:

accommodation and facilities are available, and

the relevant unit convenor considers the applicant to have fulfilled any prerequisites.

Details of Units

are offered in the study mode you require (ie. on-campus/via distance) and

are scheduled for the study period you are applying for.

have pre-requisites that you will need to meet

Important information to note about units:

PACE units are not available for Cross-institutional study.

During Session 3, students are permitted to undertake a maximum of two units.

Application Process

Please follow through all Steps 1 to 3 below to complete the Cross-institution application process.

Please be advised that incomplete applications (ie. without all supporting documentation) will automatically be deemed unsuccessful.

Applications for Session 1 2019 study are closed.

Applications for Session 2 2019 study close on 12 July 2019

Applications for Session 3 2019 close on 15 November 2019.

Step 1

Gather ALL required documents as listed below:

a) Macquarie University Institution Form (Mandatory)

Have your home university complete our Macquarie University Institution form. The fully completed form will need to be submitted with the application to evidence that your Cross-institution studies have been approved by your Home University and approved unit/s will be counted towards your Home University degree.

All information on the Macquarie University Institution Form to be completed (by an Authorising Officer at your Home University):

Family Name, Given Name

Home University Student Number

Macquarie unit code and name you are applying for

Credits that will be granted towards your degree upon completion of the unit/s at Macquarie University

Home University Award Name and Year of Commencement

Your Enrolment Status (mandatory): Circle if you are currently enrolled

If you are applying for a Macquarie University unit that has pre-requisites, you will need to provide unit outlines from relevant units you have completedat your home university. This is to demonstrate that you have met the pre-requisites for the Macquarie units of study in which you intend to enrol. Please see the Macquarie University Handbook for specific pre-requisite information about each unit.

For example: If you wish to take a second year French unit at Macquarie University, you will need to demonstrate you have completed the equivalent of first year French at your home university.

c) Proof of name change:

If your name has changed, you will need to provide documents demonstrating proof of name change.

Should you have any enquiries regarding your application, please email nonaward@mq.edu.au.

Fee Liability

Undergraduate students who are commonwealth-supported at their home institutions will be allocated commonwealth-supported places in Macquarie's undergraduate cross-institution program. If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident (humanitarian), as a commonwealth-supported student, you will be eligible for HECS-HELP.

If you are in an undergraduate domestic fee-paying place at your home institution, you will be allocated a domestic fee-paying place in Macquarie's undergraduate cross-institution program. If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident (humanitarian), you will be eligible for FEE-HELP, providing you have not exceeded your FEE-HELP limit.

Postgraduate students will be allocated domestic fee-paying places in Macquarie's postgraduate cross-institution program by default. There are no commonwealth-supported places available for postgraduate cross-institution students. If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident (humanitarian), you will be eligible for FEE-HELP, providing you have not exceeded your FEE-HELP limit.

Please note that student contribution amounts (for commonwealth-supported students) and tuition fees (for domestic fee-paying students) may vary from those charged by your home institution. For further information, please refer to the relevant link below:

Offers

Offers of cross-institutional enrolment are made shortly before commencement of session.

You will need to accept your offer to be able to enrol.

Enrolment

After acceptance of your offer, you will need to self-enrol in the units for which approval has been granted. It is the responsibility of students to finalise lecture/tutorial and /or practical sessions online via their eStudent account.

Withdrawing From Units

Withdrawal from any or all units is your responsibility. You can do this via your eStudent account.

The deadline for withdrawal without incurring academic or financial penalty is the census date. If you withdraw from units of study up to four weeks after the relevant census date you will incur financial penalty but you will be granted a W (withdrawal without academic penalty) grade for the unit(s). If you are wanting to withdraw due to serious and unavoidable disruption (ie. apply for special consideration) please visit: Withdrawing from Unit(s) of Study page.

Note that the census date at Macquarie University may be different from the census date at your Home Institution.

Application Enquiries

Student Connect is your first point of contact for all enquires about your life at Macquarie.